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Message: [QUOTE="Fairfield Fan, post: 4535829, member: 6911"] This research finding hit the news recently: [URL="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230130213948.htm"]Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life: Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to major new research[/URL] "Published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, the paper found that people who reported three or more concussions had significantly worse cognitive function, which got successively worse with each subsequent concussion after that. Attention and completion of complex tasks were particularly affected...people who have had concussions should be warned of the dangers of continuing high-risk sport or work. "Lead investigator Dr Vanessa Raymont, from the University of Oxford, said: 'We know that head injuries are a major risk factor for dementia, and this large-scale study gives the greatest detail to date on a stark finding -- the more times you injure your brain in life, the worse your brain function could be as you age.'" How many concussions has CD suffered? She was out several weeks last year with what was later acknowledged was a concussion. And she's still suffering the effects of a concussion incurred at the beginning of January. That's two. Should she continue to play basketball and risk another one? If your daughter were in this position, what would you do? What would you advise? [/QUOTE]